Hoboken, N.J. – The Stevens Institute of Technology women's soccer team put on a record-setting offensive performance on Senior Day Saturday, downing Delaware Valley University by a score of 9-0.
The nine goals set a record for most in a match since the team moved to the MAC Freedom for the 2019-2020 season; the team had not put nine on the board since a 9-0 win over Elmira on October 23, 2016.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Stevens (7-4-2, 3-0 MACF) set the tone for the afternoon early and often.
Olivia Castro scored in the second minute and Sarah Wronowski, who assisted on Castro's goal, added a goal of her own just over a minute later.
Lauren Alley made it 3-0 in the sixth minute and
Nicole Angelini made it 4-0 in the ninth; the Ducks scored on four of their first seven shots.
Alina Friz made it 5-0 Stevens in the 19
th minute, the team's final goal of the half despite a myriad of opportunities over the final 25+ minutes including seven shots and three corner kicks.
Delaware Valley (2-11-1, 0-3 MACF) had two attempts in the first half, both off the foot of Jess Williamson, but
Madelyn Nau turned away both attempts.
The constant pressure paid off early (twice) in the second half. First,
Elsa Bley struck in the 53
rd minute, then, after a foul in the box,
Angela Dinh converted a penalty kick just over three minutes later.
Kaitlyn Pettit added the team's MAC Freedom tying score in the 70
th minute and Friz added her second of the day in the 84
th.
The Stevens back line held the Aggies without a single shot in the second half, extending their shutout streak to 482:58.
Before the match, the Ducks honored their four members of the team's Class of 2024: Castro,
Abby Harris,
Julianna Villella, and
Zoe Hindman.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Molly McCann assisted on three of the nine goals, shooting her out in front for the team lead (five).
- Wnorowski had a goal and an assist for the second time in the last three matches.
- Friz's brace gave her five goals in the last five matches.
- Stevens extended its win streak to five; they've outscored their opponents 24-0 over that stretch.
- The Ducks improved to 6-0 all-time against Delaware Valley and have outscored them 24-0 over the last four seasons.
FROM THE FIELD
"I am so happy for our seniors. They have given us four great years and we topped off their day with a really good team performance. Scoring 9 goals and having 8 different scorers shows the scoring potential in this team. We are continuing to improve each game." – Head Coach
Stuart Dick.
UP NEXT
The Ducks head to Pennsylvania Wednesday night, October 22, for a 7 pm kickoff with Arcadia.